Tips your Parents or Grandparents may not have given you (but should have!) from a 90 year old Veteran, Businessman, Husband, Father %26amp; Grandfather The ills our society faces are apparent; in the United States domestic violence is a growth industry. Teen pregnancy stands at 53 to every 1000. Financial distress and foreclosure are everyday [...]
It’s the opposite of a vicious cycle: Healthy people might be happier, and a new study shows that people who are happy and satisfied with their lives might be healthier. Moreover, the benefit comes with a quick turnaround time, with greater happiness possibly boosting health in as little as three years. “Everything else being equal, [...]
Nine out of ten British people are happy, and almost seven in 10 expect more good than bad experiences in the next five to 10 years, according to the first study of the public’s perceptions of health inequalities published today. But, despite a great deal of optimism, the survey shows that people are acutely aware [...]
A new study by sociologists at the University of Maryland concludes that unhappy people watch more TV, while people who describe themselves as very happy spend more time reading and socializing. The study appears in the December issue of the journal Social Indicators Research. Analyzing 30-years worth of national data from time-use studies and a [...]
Harvard scientists, in conjunction with researchers from the Department of Political Science California have teamed up to let us know that happiness is infectious, much like a disease. The object of the study was to find out if happiness spreads, and whether or not your friends can pass on happiness to their friends. In order [...]
If you’re happy and you know it, thank your friends—and their friends. And while you’re at it, their friends’ friends. But if you’re sad, hold the blame. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego have found that “happiness” is not the result solely of a cloistered journey filled with individually [...]
Does economic news have you anxious and stressed? In 2009, focusing on the positive may be more important than ever, says life strategist Valorie Burton, author of How Did I Get So Busy? The 28-Day Plan to Free Your Time, Reclaim Your Schedule and Reconnect with What Matters Most (Broadway). Research confirms that if you [...]
New study suggests spirituality, not religious practices, determine the level of child happiness. To make children happier, we may need to encourage them to develop a strong sense of personal worth, according to Dr. Mark Holder from the University of British Columbia in Canada and his colleagues Dr. Ben Coleman and Judi Wallace. Their research1 [...]
It is common knowledge that when something becomes scarce, its value goes up. This concept does not just apply to material goods – time can be an extremely valuable commodity, especially when it is in short supply. According to a new study, thinking that we have a limited amount of time remaining to participate in [...]
Positive Moods Recent research confirms that flowers might be the perfect pick-me-up for millions of Americans who do not consider themselves %26quot;morning people.%26quot; Participants of a behavioral study conducted by researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital confirmed that they feel least positive in the early hours but reported being happier and more energetic [...]
